How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (SM-T530)
After having tried a number of root-only apps on your Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 and eventually got bored of them, you might want to unroot your device. It’ll flash back the stock firmware on your device so you can start everything from scratch. Here’s how:
Unrooting is the process of removing root access, a custom recovery (if you have one), and just trying to get the device back to as close to stock as possible.
Some of the reasons for unrooting your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 are:
- Sending in the device for warranty (most, but not all unrooting procedures reinstate the manufacturer warranty if you had one before rooting).
- Starting over (simply undoing everything you did while rooted so you can have a clean slate to start over).
- Fix any issues (Maybe rooting messed something up? No problem, unrooting will take care of it for you).
Ready to get started? Here’s how to unroot the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1:
I. Before You Begin
1. You should’ve rooted your device using the procedure given here.
2. This only works for the SM-T530 model of the device.
3. This procedure should only work on Windows based PCs.
4. You should have appropriate drivers installed on your PC. If you haven’t, download and install the latest drivers from here.
II. Downloading Required Files
1. Download Odin and save it to your desktop.
2. Download the appropriate stock firmware for your device and save it to your desktop.
III. Unrooting the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (SM-T530)
1. Extract files from Odin and Stock Firmware to your desktop by right-clicking on each of them and selecting Extract here.
2. Double-click on Odin executable and it’ll open.
3. Click on PDA and choose the stock firmware file that you just extracted to your desktop.
4. Make sure Repartition is unchecked in the Odin.
5. Put a checkmark in the boxes that say Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time.
6. Turn OFF your device.
7. Turn it back on by holding down Volume DOWN, Home, and Power buttons together.
8. Press Volume UP and you should be in Download mode.
9. Plug in your device to your PC via USB cable.
10. Hit Start in the Odin and it’ll start flashing the firmware on your device.
11. When the firmware’s flashed, your device should automatically reboot.
12. And you’re done!
Great! Your Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 is now unrooted and is running the official stock firmware. Since you don’t have root on your device anymore, you will not be able to install or run any root-only apps on your device. You can re-root your device to enable the same, though.
You can click here to find all of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 How To’s.
You can also find all of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 ROMs we have here.
can they detect when you’ve done this, or will they still service it if it’s back to stock?